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Monday, January 12, 2015

Fire Damages Historic Hotel in Ethiopia - ABC News

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia —

A fire department official says a fire has damaged a hotel which is a historical landmark in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Commander Tadesse Gemechu said Sunday two people were taken to the hospital after being rescued from the fire at the Taitu Hotel which was built in 1907.

Tadesse says the cause of the fire is being investigated. Many of the hotel's rooms, its historic pieces and a bank office were completely burned down before firefighters put out the fire. The city's famous jazz club that used to be frequented by foreigners and locals alike, Jazz Amba, was also completely destroyed by the inferno.

Addis Ababa's Deputy Mayor Abate Sitotaw said efforts will be made to restore the Taitu Hotel.

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Prof. Muse Tegegne has lectured sociology Change & Liberation in Europe, Africa and Americas. He has obtained Doctorat es Science from the University of Geneva. A PhD in Developmental Studies & ND in Natural Therapies. He wrote on the problematic of the Horn of Africa extensively. He Speaks Amharic, Tigergna, Hebrew, English, French. He has a good comprehension of Arabic, Spanish and Italian.